Animal and Plant Cell

• • Eukaryotic cells have subcellular structures, each carrying out a particular function
• • Organelles are subcellular ‘compartments’ where specific processes take place within the cell
• • The main subcellular structures in animal cells are:
  • The nucleus
  • Cell membranes
  • Mitochondria
  • Ribosomes
  • Cytoplasm
• Some cellular structures can only be seen when viewed with an electron microscope

  
• Cell structures table
• Cell structures table

  
• • In addition to the subcellular parts found in animal cells, plant cells have:
  • A cell wall made of cellulose (algal cells also have this structural feature)
  • A permanent vacuole filled with cell sap
• • Plant cells found in the leaf and stem may also contain chloroplasts
• The plant cell shown above contains chloroplasts, so it would be found in the leaves of a plant

  
• Plant cell structure & function table
• Plant cell structure & function table